Post by TRUTH Minista on Mar 1, 2007 23:13:14 GMT -5
Hijackin' tha Airwaves:
Radio Revolution
It was a typical night in the studios of WTHG (We Thug
Radio) as DJ Pimp Dad started to play the Chicken
Little Soup Dance for the 5th time within an hour. He
was just getting ready to give the 411 about the
latest G-Unit beef when a squad of Brothers and
Sisters with dreads and headwraps bumrushed the
studio. Pimp Daddy grabbed his gold plated pimp cup
and made a mad dash for the exit as DJ Afrika Black
threw promotional copies of "Fry that Chicken" at him
all the way to the parking lot...
Radio has a long relationship with the struggle for
Black empowerment. During the 60's, it not only was
the avenue by which "I'm Black and I'm Proud" reached
the masses but it was the source of vital information
by which people organized. After all, how would the
people ever have known about the protest in front of
City Hall if DJ Big Bob hadn't hipped the folks that
somethin' major was going down, downtown.
What would the Soul Children of the 70's have done if
it wasn't for Righteous Rudy playing songs like "Fight
the Power." The Brothers and Sisters sure would have
been in the dark had it not been for Sweet Sista Soul
tellin' everybody "what it is, what it was, and what
it willl be" on her morning program "Tellin' it Like
it Is."
But that was then and this is now.
The songs about fighting the power have been traded in
for songs that celebrate Brothers killing Brothers.
The announcements about organizing for Black
LIBERATION have been replaced by free ticket give
aways to the Ying Yang after party at Magic Fingers
Strip Club Massage Parlor and Chicken Hut. And since
the FCC no longer requires radio stations to provide
public affairs programing, the crtical need to know
information about genocidal plots to destroy Afrikan
babies has been replaced by round the clock coverage
of Jay Z and Beyonce's wedding plans...
But out of darkness comes the light. Just when you
were ready to throw your FM Radio out tha window, here
comes Shiari's Radio to the rescue. The show which is
hosted by the soulful Sista "Miss Mona" (Monica
Daye) and the Revolutionary "Da Poet" Tim Jackson airs
every Friday night 8PM -10PM EST on WXDU 88.7 in
Durham NC and world wide on the net at
www.wxdu.org .
The dynamic duo is bringing back the days when radio
not only made you feel good about being Black but gave
you information to let you know why you should be
Black and Proud! They are currently seeking Brothers
and Sisters with positive music/Hip Hop/poetry to
submit their work to be played for the world to enjoy.
Also at 9PM they kick off the "Spit that Poetry Hour"
where the top Conscious Hip Hop and Spoken Word
artists on the planet kick their freestyles to the
universe. You never know who will check in on Shairi's
Radio on any given night to drop a jewel of WISDOM on
the people.
It is important that we support Shairi's Radio so that
they can give the Conscious Community what we have
been missing for far too long.
As LL Cool J once said "You know I can't live without
my radio." Thanks to Shairi's Radio, we don't have
to....
To experience Shairi's radio hit www.WXDU.org
every Friday from 8PM -10PM EST
For more information visit www.monicadaye.com
Radio Revolution
It was a typical night in the studios of WTHG (We Thug
Radio) as DJ Pimp Dad started to play the Chicken
Little Soup Dance for the 5th time within an hour. He
was just getting ready to give the 411 about the
latest G-Unit beef when a squad of Brothers and
Sisters with dreads and headwraps bumrushed the
studio. Pimp Daddy grabbed his gold plated pimp cup
and made a mad dash for the exit as DJ Afrika Black
threw promotional copies of "Fry that Chicken" at him
all the way to the parking lot...
Radio has a long relationship with the struggle for
Black empowerment. During the 60's, it not only was
the avenue by which "I'm Black and I'm Proud" reached
the masses but it was the source of vital information
by which people organized. After all, how would the
people ever have known about the protest in front of
City Hall if DJ Big Bob hadn't hipped the folks that
somethin' major was going down, downtown.
What would the Soul Children of the 70's have done if
it wasn't for Righteous Rudy playing songs like "Fight
the Power." The Brothers and Sisters sure would have
been in the dark had it not been for Sweet Sista Soul
tellin' everybody "what it is, what it was, and what
it willl be" on her morning program "Tellin' it Like
it Is."
But that was then and this is now.
The songs about fighting the power have been traded in
for songs that celebrate Brothers killing Brothers.
The announcements about organizing for Black
LIBERATION have been replaced by free ticket give
aways to the Ying Yang after party at Magic Fingers
Strip Club Massage Parlor and Chicken Hut. And since
the FCC no longer requires radio stations to provide
public affairs programing, the crtical need to know
information about genocidal plots to destroy Afrikan
babies has been replaced by round the clock coverage
of Jay Z and Beyonce's wedding plans...
But out of darkness comes the light. Just when you
were ready to throw your FM Radio out tha window, here
comes Shiari's Radio to the rescue. The show which is
hosted by the soulful Sista "Miss Mona" (Monica
Daye) and the Revolutionary "Da Poet" Tim Jackson airs
every Friday night 8PM -10PM EST on WXDU 88.7 in
Durham NC and world wide on the net at
www.wxdu.org .
The dynamic duo is bringing back the days when radio
not only made you feel good about being Black but gave
you information to let you know why you should be
Black and Proud! They are currently seeking Brothers
and Sisters with positive music/Hip Hop/poetry to
submit their work to be played for the world to enjoy.
Also at 9PM they kick off the "Spit that Poetry Hour"
where the top Conscious Hip Hop and Spoken Word
artists on the planet kick their freestyles to the
universe. You never know who will check in on Shairi's
Radio on any given night to drop a jewel of WISDOM on
the people.
It is important that we support Shairi's Radio so that
they can give the Conscious Community what we have
been missing for far too long.
As LL Cool J once said "You know I can't live without
my radio." Thanks to Shairi's Radio, we don't have
to....
To experience Shairi's radio hit www.WXDU.org
every Friday from 8PM -10PM EST
For more information visit www.monicadaye.com